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  1. Re:so, the key to amnesty... on Microsoft Offers Pirates Amnesty and Free Windows 10 Upgrades · · Score: 1

    Remind me again which pirate was sentenced to death

    Jack Sparrow.

    Forcing him to use Windows would have been worse...

    Recall that Patrick Henry exclaimed "Give me liberty, or give me death!" not "... or give me Windows!"

  2. Re:so, the key to amnesty... on Microsoft Offers Pirates Amnesty and Free Windows 10 Upgrades · · Score: 1

    That's standard modus operandi.

    Embezzle $1m, go to jail.
    Embezzle $100m, get fired as CEO, collect massive golden parachute, go work for someone else for more money.
    Embezzle $10b, get a taxpayer funded bailout.

    Reminds me of a bit in the Eddie Izzard standup performance Dress to Kill:

    You know, we think if somebody kills someone, that's murder, you go to prison. You kill 10 people, you go to Texas, they hit you with a brick, that's what they do. 20 people, you go to a hospital, they look through a small window at you forever. And over that, we can't deal with it, you know? Someone's killed 100,000 people. We're almost going, "Well done! You killed 100,000 people? You must get up very early in the morning. I can't even get down the gym! Your diary must look odd: “Get up in the morning, death, death, death, death, death, death, death – lunch- death, death, death -afternoon tea - death, death, death - quick shower"

  3. Re:so, the key to amnesty... on Microsoft Offers Pirates Amnesty and Free Windows 10 Upgrades · · Score: 2, Insightful

    And there's back doors in it for the Chinese.

    Maybe not just for them. It's nice that Microsoft is willing to let people (and pirates - Arrrg!) upgrade for free, but it makes me wonder why they're so eager for everyone to have Windows 10. What's in it that they want to be ubiquitous and/or available? Backdoors, spyware, etc...? New ways to track people or help the authorities (and various 3-letter agencies) track usage? More A/V controls to appease the RIAA and MPAA?

    Ya, I get they want more market share - in something - but it still sounds fishy.

  4. Re:Predictive behavior and minor User Input on Elon Musk Pledges To End "Range Anxiety" For Tesla Model S · · Score: 1

    "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that."

    So HAL got a little bitchy about the hatch. To be fair, he did get them all the way to Jupiter on a single fill-up. (If Tesla could do even 1/2 that, then ... the Mars One team needs to talk to him.)

  5. On the other hand... on Senator: 'Plenty' of Domestic Surveillance We Still Don't Know About · · Score: 1

    Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has complained about the Obama administration's failure to shut down the NSA's bulk collection of phone metadata.

    ... Congress could, you know, do something about this itself. Of course that would mean Congress would actually have to do *something* - other than bitch about things not getting done and pointing fingers (including the middle finger) at others.

  6. Re:Really? on Education Company Monitors Social Media For Test References · · Score: 0

    Better yet, don't give your accounts the ability to post public messages at all.

    Even better yet, don't cheat; spend time actually learning things so you can be a productive, contributing member of society.

  7. Self-service options. on How To Execute People In the 21st Century · · Score: 3, Funny

    Give them the choice of suicide or ______________. (fill in the blank)

    I'll start: Using /. beta on an old smartphone while waiting in line at the DMV.

  8. Re:Already on the obsoletion list... on The Internet of Things Just Found Your Lost Wallet · · Score: 1

    Why carry a wallet and a phone with you if you only need the phone?

    On the other hand, why carry a phone when all you *need* is your wallet? And a wallet doesn't have potential battery or reception problems, etc... Seriously, a phone is not really a necessity.

    Also, mobile payments further intrude on one's privacy and can be more time consuming that cash or a CC - for example, yesterday it took one guy (and the clerk) 2 minutes to get the scanner to read the qrcode on his smartphone so he could pay for his lunch. I can see many potential problems with digital IDs as well.

    Yes, I realize that my usage and preferences are simply mine. And, sure, I have a cell phone (a Qualcomm QCP 1900 from 1998) but I only carry it when I travel and can't even remember the last time I turned on it.

  9. Uh huh. Now I *have* to carry my phone... on The Internet of Things Just Found Your Lost Wallet · · Score: 1

    if you walk 20-85 feet away from your wallet, the app will make a sound and guide you back to it.

    More specifically, if your wallet/keys and *phone* are separated by 20-85 feet. So now I have to carry my phone *everywhere* I take my wallet or keys? Like using my keys to get something from the car in the driveway or shed in the back yard - or running out to get some milk. There are numerous activities for which one wants to use keys or a wallet, but doesn't need their cell phone.

  10. Re:Circumcised at age 18? on World's 1st Penis Transplant Done In South Africa · · Score: 1

    incision

    I think that was the original title and plot of a Leonardo DiCaprio movie ...

  11. Re:Soldered RAM on Tested: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Update W/ Intel Broadwell, Self-Encrypting SSD · · Score: 2, Funny

    What does everybody call that pointer thing. I call it a nub. My wife calls it a clit.

    Alternatively, my recommendation for a long, happy marriage is that you *never* refer to your wife's clitoris (nor she your penis) as either "that pointer thing" or "a nub". Just my $0.02.

  12. In other words ... on FCC Posts Its 400-Page Net Neutrality Order · · Score: 1

    "Unfortunately, the order released today begins a period of uncertainty that will damage broadband investment in the United States, ...

    ... our ability to rape, pillage and plunder our victims, I mean "customers", with impunity may be in jeopardy.

  13. Just great. Giant worker ants. on Researchers Nearly Double the Size of Worker Ants · · Score: 4, Funny

    More competition in work force to suppress wages. I'm sure once they get to be big enough, companies will ship them off to India and hire them back using H-1B visas. Let us all pray these ants don't get any IT training.

  14. And appropriately ... on Linux Kernel Adopts 'Code of Conflict' · · Score: 1

    ... the Code of Conflict will be in C++

  15. Re:You have the choice on Dog Sniffs Out Cancer In Human Urine · · Score: 1

    If you had bothered to actually *read* the New-PCIP-WA Brochure on the "About PCIP-WA" site you linked to, you would have seen this:

    The program will end January 1, 2014, when full health reform takes effect and people cannot be denied insurance due to a preexisting condition.

    So, now I'm quoting a Washington State site - Jesus, get a clue and/or learn how to research.

  16. Re:I know Kung Fu on Scientists Insert a Synthetic Memory Into the Brain of a Sleeping Mouse · · Score: 1

    Something to do during these oppressively long meetings.

    Just great. Take a nap, wake and exclaim, "I know TeamForge" - as River Tam put it, "Put a bullet to me. Bullet in the brain pan. Squish."

  17. Re:You have the choice on Dog Sniffs Out Cancer In Human Urine · · Score: 1

    It looks like we-re *both* correct. (Though I'm more so.) According to this Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions:

    Being sick won't keep you from getting coverage

    Your insurance company can't turn you down or charge you more because of your pre-existing health or medical condition like asthma, back pain, diabetes, or cancer. Once you have insurance, they can't refuse to cover treatment for your pre-existing condition.

    This is true even if you’ve been turned down or refused coverage due to a pre-existing condition in the past.

    One exception: Grandfathered plans

    The only exception to the pre-existing coverage rule is for grandfathered individual health insurance plans -- the kind you buy yourself, not through an employer. They don’t have to cover pre-existing conditions.

    If you have one of these plans you can switch to a Marketplace plan that covers pre-existing conditions.

    So your relative, who has worked in a doctor's office for many years and "damn well knows what she's talking about", should know all this and tell patients with grand-fathered insurance plans to switch to a Marketplace plan that does.

  18. Re:You have the choice on Dog Sniffs Out Cancer In Human Urine · · Score: 2

    If you're in the US, you can no longer can be denied medical insurance based on pre-existing conditions nor can your premiums be different because of those conditions - unless, of course, the Republicans succeed in abolishing the ACA.

    That is simply not true. It is a State matter, and it does differ among the 13 States that created ACA exchanges. I know of at least one state that adopted the ACA except the pre-existing condition inclusion.

    You are flatly incorrect. The ACA is a Federal Law and the only thing the states can opt-opt of is the Medicaid expansion - as per the Supreme Court ruling.

    Perhaps you're thinking of the Pre Existing Condition Insurance Plan which was a *temporary* measure (that states could choose to participate in) that expired in 2014:

    The temporary program covers a broad range of health benefits and is designed as a bridge for people with pre-existing conditions who cannot obtain health insurance coverage in today’s private insurance market.

    In 2014, all Americans – regardless of their health status – will have access to affordable coverage either through their employer or through Health Insurance Marketplaces, and insurers will be prohibited from charging more or denying coverage to anyone based on the state of their health.

  19. Re:You have the choice on Dog Sniffs Out Cancer In Human Urine · · Score: 2

    and a life time of being on the Pre-Existing Conditions black list. I don't think the ER covers much of the cancer stuff. If you get layed off at 60 just do some time in jail till you can get on medicare

    If you're in the US, you can no longer can be denied medical insurance based on pre-existing conditions nor can your premiums be different because of those conditions - unless, of course, the Republicans succeed in abolishing the ACA.

  20. Re:Number of legal positions on Number of Legal 18x18 Go Positions Computed; 19x19 On the Horizon · · Score: 1

    google being stupid again, you are wrong: ...

    I'm confused. Are you saying: (punctuation added)
    (a) Google, being stupid again, ...
    (b) Google "being stupid" again, ...

    Because those two interpretations seem very different.

  21. Re: How Much Does it Cost? on Number of Legal 18x18 Go Positions Computed; 19x19 On the Horizon · · Score: 2

    Fair enough, then what is the 'benefit' of solving this?

    Guessing they needed to heat their apartment and having the server run flat-out for 9 months helped - a lot.

  22. Re:i'th Post on State Employees Say Rules Prevent Open "Climate Change" Discussion In Florida · · Score: 5, Informative

    Grow up Florida.

    Grow up Florida.

    It's not really a Florida thing, but a Republican thing. From TFA:

    This unwritten policy went into effect after Gov. Rick Scott took office in 2011 and appointed Herschel Vinyard Jr. as the DEP’s director, according to former DEP employees.

    Be prepared for this sort of thing from other Republican states because apparently, according to their ostrich-like logic, not talking about something means it isn't happening and can't/won't happen. (Though, in Florida, sticking your head in the sand might mean you might drown from the increasingly rising tides.)

    Of course, Rick Scott and many other Republicans have otherwise simply side-stepped these kind of issues by declaring: I am not a scientist.

  23. hostile replies? on Google Chrome Requires TSYNC Support Under Linux · · Score: 2
    From TFP:

    Hello, Julien Tinnes from google says that next releases of chromium will drops support for kernels without TSYNC. Ubuntu 14.10 already has been patched. Can I to expect that debian 8/jessie will have support for TSYNC?

    Sounds like another good reason to not use Google spyware.

    Google Chrome for Linux is the only possibility to use latest version of Adobe flash player for Linux as far as I know.

    another good reason not to use it.

    I read that as more snarky than hostile.

  24. Duh. on The Origin of Life and the Hidden Role of Quantum Criticality · · Score: 1

    Now ... researchers ... have discovered that the electronic properties of biomolecules are entirely different to those of ordinary conductors.

    Ya, everyone already knows this - duh. That's why Voyager has bio-neural circuitry.

  25. Re:beta lovers use systemd on Ubuntu To Officially Switch To systemd Next Monday · · Score: 5, Funny

    The first half was a very good science-fiction movie ... The second half was a bad horror movie.

    So, just like systemd then.